This course is for Duty Holders, Directors and Senior Managers with the overall responsibility and authority to shutdown a site in the event of an emergency.  Covering the over-arching role of the nominated Responsible Person, this course also provides the opportunity for the attendees to discuss their specific role with the facilitator.

HSE The Law and Legionella

This course is not to be confused with lower level training courses for legionella awareness, management or control methods.

Who should attend?

• Staff with overall responsibility and authority, both operational & financial, regarding compliance with legionella control
• Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) & Guidance including:
• Site/building Senior Managers (Duty Holder)
• Appointed "Responsible Persons" and Deputies
• Other Site & Department Managers.

Topics covered:

This one-day course aims to give sufficient detail for you to be confident in managing service provision and is designed to help support you in conveying the need for the site to fulfil their responsibilities:

1. Legionella risk assessment - The basics
2. What to expect from a risk assessment & risk assessment review
3. Impact of BS8580: Risk Assessments for Legionella Control
4. What needs to be included in the written scheme
5. What to expect from your service provider
6. What records should be maintained, and by who
7. What training should the various levels of site staff have received
8. Responsibilities of all parties involved in control of the risk.

Outcomes:

All delegates will be expected to complete a knowledge assessment and will receive certification of training bearing the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) logo and a statement that training is recognised by the RSC for the purposes of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Legionnaires Disease: A guide for employers,  www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/iacl27.pdf

CPD points:

As an Academy Accredited Training Provider and an approved Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) Centre with RSC recognition for CPD, we would state that this course reflects the requirements of 'The Institute of Risk Management', where attendance at a risk management training course is required and will contribute 10 CPD points.

Testimonials:

"I feel the tutorial has helped me to understand the levels of responsibility within my organisation and will allow me to ask the right questions of my staff and contractors with regard to our overall legionella management programme"  

G.Breedon, Moss Plastic Parts, Oxon - - 6th Oct 2011

"I now understand what a written scheme should contain, what should be produced within a Legionella Risk Assessment and what to expect from my service providers"   

HCC - - 25th Nov 2011

Book now:

This course is managed by the National Skills Academy Process Industries and is available in Darlington, Warrington and Solihull from March 2012.  The Academy has negotiated a competitive rate for the process industries at £350 per person plus VAT (normally £500).

The groups are limited to 15 per session and we welcome in-house bookings from multi-site organisations.

Please confirm your interest to: industry@nsapi.co.uk. If you would like to discuss options in more detail, please call our Course Booking Team on 01325 740 902.